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Are down rails hard to do?

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SkierFromOhio
Posts: 193 - Karma: 469
I can do normal boxes and rails and am looking to try a down box. How much more difficult are down rails then flat rails. Any tips will help
Feb 24 2015 8:21AM
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.GaperMan.
Posts: 305 - Karma: 1,409
Go slower
hop on the rail normally,
keep your weight a little more on your front foot, after bang
Feb 24 2015 8:28AM
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owen.greene_
Posts: 129 - Karma: 1,294
idk try one and figure it out like I did
Feb 24 2015 9:08AM
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L0gic
Posts: 576 - Karma: 2,290
They're easier for me because it's harder to slip off. Even with a tiny down handrail, gravity helps you stay on.
Feb 24 2015 9:12AM
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Blindsurfer
Posts: 2252 - Karma: 2,792
easier
Feb 24 2015 9:26AM
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AlexFogo85
Posts: 572 - Karma: 7,471
For some people it can be harder to lock, just be really focused on keeping the weight of your front foot side shoulder and hip down hill
Feb 24 2015 9:27AM
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Ron_Jeremy
Posts: 63 - Karma: 875
I think down rails are much easier. Down rails to me seem much easier than down boxes idk why. As long as you keep your weight a little forward you'll stomp it
Feb 24 2015 9:45AM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
dickrabbitGo slower
hop on the rail normally,
keep your weight a little more on your front foot, after bang


Go faster
Feb 24 2015 12:46PM
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dispatchQ_main
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 629
will_powderGo faster


i agree go faster
Feb 24 2015 1:39PM
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skitheweast
Posts: 75 - Karma: 29
Stay flat and level on the rail, dont lean back and you're alright. same thing as flat rails.
Feb 24 2015 6:46PM
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Youngfeiler
Posts: 64 - Karma: 781
j_sStay flat and level on the rail, dont lean back and you're alright. same thing as flat rails.


Yeah make sure not to lean back.
Feb 24 2015 7:23PM
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Pac2
Posts: 794 - Karma: 2,861
It's like any other rail honestly just make sure you get enough speed and pop on good enough because when you undershoot on your pop that's when it gets sketchy
Feb 24 2015 7:24PM
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milk_man
Posts: 5252 - Karma: 5,978
Big, slippery tubes can be difficult when they are down. Sometimes..
Feb 24 2015 7:28PM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
milk_manBig, slippery tubes can be difficult when they are down. Sometimes..


Truuu I've eaten shit on down tubes sometimes when they are mad slippery and I don't expect...

But yea you will won't to lean more forward than you think, and my biggest advice is to get low and have mad tortilla steeze. The lower you are the better balance on the rail you will have (for slipping out/falling forward)
Feb 24 2015 9:04PM
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milk_man
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parkplaygroundTruuu I've eaten shit on down tubes sometimes when they are mad slippery and I don't expect...


Same here man, same here
Feb 24 2015 9:07PM
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Justin113
Posts: 87 - Karma: 265
I say keep your body the same straight up and down dont try to be level with the rail
Feb 24 2015 9:07PM
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JahLiam
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 7,828
does a bear shit in my mouth?
Feb 24 2015 11:03PM
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alistair.garland
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Super easy, just keep your weight even, if anything slightly on your front foot
Feb 24 2015 11:15PM
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assatrailz
Posts: 324 - Karma: 745
Just don't lean back and it will be easy af
Feb 24 2015 11:25PM
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Huck-e-Cheese
Posts: 303 - Karma: 417
if you just go do it i'll bet 95% chance you stomp it first try
Feb 25 2015 1:29AM
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yu.pang.12
Posts: 39 - Karma: 173
I do the down things with a little drag of my feet, so they will create a nice angle with the rail.
Feb 25 2015 2:00AM
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MLJ
Posts: 1849 - Karma: 3,649
Personally, I find downrails to be much easier than flat rails. They are also less scary imo, just going straight i feel like I eat shit a lot less and no nutting ( on the rail I use)

My tips would be to come in slow, feet wide and make sure you come in parallel with the rail, but to the side. Then when you hop on you can either step on close foot first or pop and twist, I personally step on but apparently thats the worse way to do it.



Good luck!
Feb 25 2015 6:16AM
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Whooooop
Posts: 114 - Karma: 18
JahLiamdoes a bear shit in my mouth?


what the fuck are you
Feb 25 2015 7:04AM
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Nucks4Luck
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parkplaygroundmad tortilla steeze.


essential to any trick
Mar 16 2015 6:25PM
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Prof.Pretzel
Posts: 451 - Karma: 796
Personally down rails are way easier for me and more fun. Just go in with a comfortable amount of speed and do it just like any other rail or box. Make sure you commit to it so you dont slip out tho.
Mar 16 2015 9:40PM
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fresh_prince
Posts: 993 - Karma: 11,910
close your eyes, you can't be scared of what you can't see
Mar 16 2015 9:45PM
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Edward.
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naturally youre going to want to lean back and youd fall on your butt. dont lean forward too much to the extent that you catch your front edge though. its more of a 60/40 distribution of your weight- 60% on your back foot and 40% on your front foot. if anything you should put more weight on your back foot though. the fall backward will be much less painful than the fall forward
Mar 16 2015 10:08PM
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supersquid
Posts: 1430 - Karma: 2,545
i think rails are easier than boxes the big surface are feels weird. my biggest tip for learning down rails is dont concentrate on leaning forward to match the angle of the rail. your body will naturally land where you need it. just stay loose and dont lean to far forward or backward
Mar 17 2015 2:29AM
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Jcollette44
Posts: 122 - Karma: 77
Like everything, practice makes perfect but first you have to try it
Mar 18 2015 9:07PM
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Saga.
Posts: 3812 - Karma: 45,332
Pretend you're jumping on the rail with just your sneakers as if you were going to soap shoe the rail.
Mar 18 2015 9:20PM
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perryhunter
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dickrabbitGo slower
hop on the rail normally,
keep your weight a little more on your front foot, after bang


Agree! You can also do your own techniques. Do whatever you're comfortable to do. I guess nothing's hard. It just a matter of how well you've practiced it!
Mar 18 2015 10:17PM
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